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Civil Servants (Offices)

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the office accommodation costs for civil servants and give an analysis under appropriate headings including a notional rental amount in respect of premises held on freehold or long-leasehold tenure for (a) 1979 and (b) the most recent period.

The information required is not centrally collected in the format requested. The table sets out the information in respect of departmental accommodation costs for central Government Departments for 1992–93, the last year available. Data for 1979 are not available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

£ million

1992–93

Rent

Other accommodation

Defence184·7129·6
FCO (including ODA)61·943·0
Agriculture39·723·9
Trade and Industry58·946·2
Employment121·992·4
Transport30·123·2
Environment39·825·5
Home Office63·191·3
Legal Departments99·594·6
Education10·85·6
Heritage0·51·1
Health30·019·6
Social Security131·9124·5
Scotland37·819·3
Wales2·83·7
Northern Ireland8·435·3
Chancellor's Departments199·9134·1
Cabinet Office etc·10·90·3
1,132·7913·2